Early Printed Books
by Duff, E.G
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Armorial bookplate of W. G. Lacy and later booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front pastedown endpaper, head of spine
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-50980
- Title
- Early Printed Books
- Author
- Duff, E.G
- Format/Binding
- Cloth, gilt cover-title and device, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - Armorial bookplate of W. G. Lacy and later booklabel of the bibliophile A R A Hobson on front pastedown endpaper, head of spine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul Trench Trubner, London, first edition, 1893
- Date Published
- 1893
- Pages
- xii, 219 pp, 11 plates
- Keywords
- Books About Books. Printing History Origin and antecedents. Incunabula Bibliography Duff, E. Gordon
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
Terms of Sale
Wykeham Books
Prices are net, and postage and insurance (if required) are extra. Books sent overseas will normally be despatched by surface mail at printed paper rate unless air mail is requested. Terms: We accept payment by bank (wire) transfer (all bank charges payable by the purchaser) or PayPal. Alternatively we accept cash or cheques in UK Pounds (payable to Wykeham Books) drawn on a UK bank account. Prices are net, and postage and insurance (if required) are extra. For overseas orders, any applicable sales or value added tax, or customs duties, or administration charges for the collection thereof, are payable by the purchaser on importation. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt if not as described.
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Wykeham Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...